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EN 1.7378 Steel vs. 2017 Aluminum

EN 1.7378 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 2017 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7378 steel and the bottom bar is 2017 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
71
Elongation at Break, % 17
12 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
90 to 130
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
27
Shear Strength, MPa 430
130 to 260
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
190 to 430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 490
76 to 260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 460
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
38
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.0
10
Density, g/cm3 7.8
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 33
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 61
1140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
24 to 66
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 630
41 to 470
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
46
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
17 to 40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
24 to 42
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
56
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
7.9 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.020
91.6 to 95.5
Boron (B), % 0.0015 to 0.0070
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 2.2 to 2.6
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Iron (Fe), % 94.6 to 96.1
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.4 to 0.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.7
0.4 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.1
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.010
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.45
0.2 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.050 to 0.1
0 to 0.15
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15